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FFA leaders ask Legislature for ongoing support to sustain statewide agricultural education
Summary
Utah FFA representatives asked the committee to shift funding from one‑time appropriations to an ongoing general‑fund allocation to sustain programming that reaches nearly 17,000 students statewide.
Senator/Representative Owens introduced a delegation from the Utah FFA Association and asked the committee to consider ongoing general‑fund support for the program. Buddy Dimler, retired agricultural‑education specialist and state FFA adviser (first appearance SEG 2578), told the committee FFA membership has grown to about 17,000 students and that sustained funding is critical for staffing and statewide contests and events.
Dimler and other FFA representatives described the program as work‑based, science‑oriented and complementary to classroom instruction; they asked that the Legislature consider converting past one‑time appropriations to ongoing support to reduce future budget uncertainty. Committee members expressed broad support and several members said they would advocate for ongoing funding when possible.
What this means: The FFA seeks predictable, ongoing support to sustain staffing and statewide programming that supports agricultural education across Utah’s school system. No appropriation vote occurred during the hearing.
